No, beads don't stay in place. The Counteract beads are designed not to clump up with moisture, as some other brands do apparently.

I think what occurs, at least with these repro bias tires, is prolonged sitting causes substantial enough tire deformation that the the beads cant overcome initially. This is a big block car, so there is some decent weight on the front tires. Once the tire starts to get back into round (about 1 to 2 miles), the beads are able to balance properly. I have not tried traditional weights on these tires to know how they behave in comparison. I am good with what I have now and the beads.

You add beads based on the tire size, so I suppose if I put in a extra large mass of beads, maybe I would not have as much of a start up issue, but then rest of time would not be needed.